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Charles W Morgan Whaleship Photos Soundbounder at 7:28am 02.12.09 Sails Call Lounge 4/4155 Here are some photos I took of the Charles W Morgan, which is undergoing a three year restoration in
Raymarine ST-50 wind-speed masthead unit replacement Vegas at 7:18am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 28/20942 I haven't seen any recent posts on this. Any current leads on finding a replacement masthead transdu
71 Pearson 30: two questions, cunningham and rudder bushing Fifth Starr at 5:48am 02.12.09 Pearson 2/2319 My 71 P30 rudder/tiller assembly feels loose. I am assuming it is the bushings. Has anyone replace
Sagging trailer tongue Louis at 5:36am 02.12.09 Trailer Sailors 6/3472 I have a Magic Tilt trailer for my Hunter 23. The PO stored the boat on the trailer for a couple of
What would you buy? Bad Obsession at 5:21am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 39/5003 This should be an interesting thread. It will be interesting to see what people suggest in this sit
YaHoo!!! We are sailing all of August!!! blowinganddrifting at 5:07am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1758 Finally!!! After 2 years on the hard and 1 year in a started up new business, my wife and I have dec
Alternatives to Sunbrella? Manny at 7:53pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/32294 Anyone tried any other manufacturer's outdoor fabrics for biminis and sailcovers? Good experiences?
vacuflush installation mark.schpero at 7:49pm 02.11.09 Sabre Sailboats 2/3380 I have a 1987 sabre 42 and I am planning to install a vacuflush toilet in the aft head. I have to do
Noticed a couple of Pinholes on my Genny Manny at 7:46pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1670 Went sailing last Sunday and when I had the sun behind the genny, I notice two "pinholes" :doh:. The
Bow Cleat Fasteners Rob Hamlin at 6:31pm 02.11.09 Big Boats 5/1902 Advice needed: I want to replace the bow cleats on my 1991 Catalina 36. Are those simply four larg
flexbond 5000 vs 3m 5200 gettinthere at 5:41pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3585 anybody care to comment on this comparison? The MAS guy said they are comparable BUT the flexbond wi
Gudgeons with Delrin Bushings Aldo at 3:30pm 02.11.09 Catalina 22 1/1579 I would like to read some comments on the gudgeons that have the Delrin bushings in them, that Catal
2800+ Engine Hours (1) Maine Sail at 3:22pm 02.11.09 Musings With Maine Sail 17/6676 I have been doing some preventative maintenance to my engine and in the process wanted to replace th
Prop Damage (1) atwhite2 at 3:20pm 02.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1326 I just this past month purchased a slightly used 1976 O'Day 20 with the intentions of bringing the w
Any other 461 sailors out there? sailndive345 at 2:55pm 02.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1697 Greetings! I have enjoyed sailing Layla, my '97 Oceanis 461 since Fall '05. All of the places (
Replacing Transducer on P42 rozanski2 at 2:28pm 02.11.09 Big Boats 4/1127 Is there any trick to freeing up the locking nut on my Depth finder thru hall transducer? It's on T
From "STINK BOATING " to " BLOW BOATING " Lucky Bum at 2:21pm 02.11.09 Sails Call Lounge 5/4355 Well it is now three years with a nice 222 O'Day. Renewed my three year Ohio registration, will star
Handle for manual cockpit bilge pump MaryC at 2:19pm 02.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1429 Well rats! I was showing my daughter how to operate the manual bilge pump and dropped the handle in
Heads up Maine Boaters Roger Long at 1:13pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3798 If you live or cruise in Maine, better take notice of bill LD 164 now working its way through the le
new owner/ old odor captaincurt at 12:37pm 02.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2184 Greetings from Charleston, SC to all. Here's the deal...I purchased a 1983 30' O'Day. The boat was i

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1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar heritage at 4:40pm 03.02.22 I put small mushroom zinc on my prop strut. Easy to do and cheap insurance against further dezincif
Everwear laminate sole discoloring seadaddler at 4:36pm 03.02.22 I have same problem unknowing once while gone 2 months and had water leak from above hatch and not r
New Battery power flare replacement Richard19068 at 4:25pm 03.02.22 Is it OK to shoot your aerial flares off on July 4th? No. At least not near any coast guard covere
Need larger hole in hatch Tally Ho at 4:23pm 03.02.22 Well, at least you know to do it now! But a good reminder to us all:cool: Greg
New Battery power flare replacement Tally Ho at 4:17pm 03.02.22
New Battery power flare replacement jviss at 4:14pm 03.02.22 Is it OK to shoot your aerial flares off on July 4th?
A Windlass for my 28' Tally Ho at 4:13pm 03.02.22
New Battery power flare replacement Tally Ho at 4:03pm 03.02.22
New Battery power flare replacement (2) John T1594 at 3:59pm 03.02.22 Here is what we are using
Water pump JoeWhite at 3:36pm 03.02.22 Remove the cover. Clean the surfaces. Apply ample lanocoat to cleaned surfaces and reinstall the cov
Dometic AC needs capacitor kbgunn at 3:22pm 03.02.22 I have a working board removed from my 2011 Hunter 50. It was a Marvair 16,000. PM me if your inter
Beneteau Spare Parts Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 03.02.22
New Battery power flare replacement jviss at 2:40pm 03.02.22 Is there something like this that can be mounted on top of the mast, and on the top of the radome?
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 03.02.22 While the shaft zinc might look intact, in that construction, the cutlass bearing inside the stru
Dometic AC needs capacitor (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:32pm 03.02.22 I have a working board removed from my 2011 Hunter 50. It was a Marvair 16,000. PM me if your intere
V-Belt Replacement jviss at 2:31pm 03.02.22 You reminded me, I have some serpentine belts of the wrong size that I forgot to return for a refund
A Windlass for my 28' (1) jviss at 2:22pm 03.02.22
V-Belt Replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 2:20pm 03.02.22 My belts do not have shrinkage. Not even when it is really cold outside. Sorry, I just had too.
V-Belt Replacement lehighsail at 2:12pm 03.02.22 My belts do not have shrinkage.
Dometic AC needs capacitor BigEasy at 2:11pm 03.02.22 Have you removed the board from its mount and had a look at the back side? Often when components g

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